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William Lofton Reeves 1824 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824

Birth Location: , , Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: , , Mississippi, USA

Father: Thompson Reeves

Mother: Lucinda Ragsdale

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Children(s):

The story of William Lofton Reeves began in 1824 in , , Georgia, USA. William Lofton Reeves passed away in 1885 in , , Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lofton Reeves began in 1824 in , , Georgia, USA.
  • William Lofton Reeves passed away in 1885 in , , Mississippi, USA.

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William Reeves's Ancestors

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William Reeves
1824 – 1885
Birth Place: , , Georgia, USA
Parents
Thompson Reeves
1799 – 1877
York County, South Carolina, United States of America
Lucinda (Rilla "Cinderella") Ragsdale
1799 – 1885
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William Reeves
1723 – 1821
Granville, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Lawson
1775 – 1822
Massachusetts
Elijah Ragsdale
1778 – 1858
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Mary Kennedy
1779 – 1869
Spartinburg / Laurens South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Peter Ragsdale
1740 – 1799
Sarah Charlton
1737 – 1830
Edmond Kennady
1745 – 1805
Jane Boggs
1768 – 1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Ragsdale
1697 – 1772
Martha Jones
1707 – 1772
Francis Boggs
1742 – 1826
Jane Morrison
1746 – 1826

William Reeves's Timeline

2 Records

1824
1824
Birth of William Lofton Reeves in , , Georgia, USA
, , Georgia, USA
1885
1885
Age 61
Death of William Lofton Reeves in , , Mississippi, USA
, , Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: , , Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: , , Mississippi, USA

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